The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, located at Florida International University campus, sometimes seems overlooked in a city like Miami where it must compete with fine institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Art and Miami Art Museum and where heavyweight collectors constantly flex the muscles of their extensive collections. We all remember at one point when the FIU hosted a bevy of works on campus by seminal artists (courtesy of Martin Margulies), such as George Segal and Richard Serra. Is the university still worthy of its former glory? You be the judge.

Currently on view, for instance, is an exhibition titled Taiwan Discovered:In Place and Time. It boasts a unique selection of Taiwanese contemporary artists who mix the traditional aesthetics of their culture with more current Western approaches. The Fantastic World of José Gurvich, also currently on view, presents the painterly and geometric works by mid-20th century Uruguayan artist José Gurvich. Next Tuesday will open a new show titled, Aesthetics and Values 2010 the culmination of a Honors College seminar, taught by artist and Honors College Fellow John Bailly that features work by artists like Bhakti Baxter, Xavier Cortada, Guerra de la Paz, Richard Haden, Bert Rodriguez, Gerry Stecca, TM Sisters, Frances Trombly, Wendy Wischer, and Ricardo E. Zulueta.

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum: 10975 SW 17th St., Miami; 305-348-2890; http://thefrost.fiu.edu/